umograd83 Posted September 20, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted September 20, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hahahaha....thought I was going to read a BAD review. Glad you had a great time!!! Shame on you for tricking us.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinders411 Posted September 20, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We felt that way after going from Carnival to Freedom of the Seas :D. I cannot imagine what the Allure would be like but, I hope to find out one of these days! Can't wait to read your review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergioag Posted September 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Imagine us with our first cruise ever going on the Allure... we will be totally spoiled :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsKC08 Posted September 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). Welcome to Cruise Critic! I see you are fairly new. We felt the same way when we tried the Freedom class ship. We loved it and have been on Freedom twice. In November we are taking our first Oasis class cruise on the Harmony and I think we will love that ship as much if not more than Freedom. Can't wait to read your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo1098 Posted September 20, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I saw the title and thought, how could someone find Allure a big mistake? I felt the same way. Allure was the second cruise I had ever been on. Spoiled me for a while. Now I have. Moved on to other ships big and small. Next cruise is on Harmony though so I'm not cured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted September 20, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Welcome to Cruise Critic! I see you are fairly new.We felt the same way when we tried the Freedom class ship. We loved it and have been on Freedom twice. In November we are taking our first Oasis class cruise on the Harmony and I think we will love that ship as much if not more than Freedom. Can't wait to read your review. They have been members for 16 years. :confused::confused::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allie3490 Posted September 20, 2016 #8 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). That's exactly how we felt when we got off Oasis last time. No ship will ever compare now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted September 20, 2016 #9 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Seems your BIG mistake was not trying Allure OTS sooner! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonltnite Posted September 20, 2016 #10 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We will be on the Allure in March. We can't wait! Our last cruise was on Liberty, and it seemed huge in comparison to our prior trip on Majesty! We loved the balcony cabin on Liberty and will have a similar Ocean View balcony this time. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debshomespun Posted September 20, 2016 #11 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We just got off the Oasis this past Saturday. It was our 2nd time on Oasis, and we did Allure once. We actually prefer the smaller ships. The large ones are nice to go on every now and then, but for us, too many people! We go on the larger ships for the entertainment and variety in restaurants to try. The itineraries are very stale for the larger ships. We prefer to go to new places and for now, the large ships go to the same old ones! Try one of the smaller ships, and I'm sure you will have a fantastic cruise too! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted September 20, 2016 #12 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). What did you like about the ship, specifically? We have two RCI cruises out of Australia booked for 2018 and have done Celebrity and NCL. We like the smaller to medium sized ships on both lines. Our one mega ship was the NCL Epic and it was our least favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfish216 Posted September 20, 2016 #13 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). If you liked the Allure of the Seas give the Anthem of the Seas a try. We have been on Radiance , Explorer, Oasis, Quantum and Anthem and love the idea of the larger RC ships. We too were long time Carnival cruisers but I find it hard to go back. We love RC larger ships. Have two more cruises booked on Anthem in the next 9 months Edited September 20, 2016 by starfish216 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwayneb236 Posted September 20, 2016 #14 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Have only ever been on Carnival myself. Booked on the Harmony OTS in February. From what I'm being told I'll never want to go back to Carnival again. We'll see. I just love being on the water. Am very excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr3939 Posted September 20, 2016 #15 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We had to do the Oasis last year as a large family gathering. DW and I went with the idea it was our duty and we really weren't going to like this huge of a ship. Boy were we wrong! By the second day we were already planning our next trip on an Oasis class, which is next month on Allure. We have done 36 cruises on 25,000 - Oasis ton ships and love them all. Yes some ports can get old and our last Carnival Dream we never got off the ship. For us the Oasis and upcoming Allure the ship is the destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ&Ozzie Posted September 20, 2016 #16 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Just wait till you try Ovation then!! That will really knock your socks off. One of the best things about it was the closed in Two70 area - what a great idea. We enjoyed that area on Allure but it is so much better closed in as it has a lot more uses, eg. shows, silent disco, movies, lectures, etc. Also the Windjammer on Ovation was excellent. So much choice - even a grill area where you can get fresh grilled salmon, etc. Actually ended up eating there more than DD restaurants as there were so many wonderful options. Plus you could sit outside for dinner. NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torchd Posted September 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted September 20, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). What exactly are the 3 breakdowns of the RC ship classes? Oasis, Voyager and???? What is the difference between each class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBuzz Posted September 20, 2016 #18 Share Posted September 20, 2016 What exactly are the 3 breakdowns of the RC ship classes? Oasis, Voyager and???? What is the difference between each class? Seven Classes are listed on their web site: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ships/home.do Freedom and Voyager are most similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted September 20, 2016 #19 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Hahahaha....thought I was going to read a BAD review. Glad you had a great time!!! Shame on you for tricking us.:eek: Ditto. Was expecting negative comments..lol. OP... know what you mean. How can you beat it? Harmony has addition if water slides but Oasis ships in general are amazing. You certainly can't beat the shows, and things to do. Looking forward to your review Sent from my ONE E1005 using Tapatalk Edited September 20, 2016 by LuCruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalliekae Posted September 21, 2016 #20 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Totally agree with the op. Oasis and Allure are our destination, not the ports. BTDT. Yes, it would be nice to have new ports, but we love those ships and look forward to cruising them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted September 21, 2016 #21 Share Posted September 21, 2016 We sailed on Allure for the first time last year, and loved it too. We are sailing on Ovation in November and very excited to sail on another new class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 21, 2016 #22 Share Posted September 21, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). It spoiled us too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted September 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted September 21, 2016 We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). Eager to read your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted September 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) We went on our first Royal Caribbean cruise last week on the Allure of the Seas. It was a big mistake choosing that ship! We are so spoiled now. I don't think we would like any ship other than an Oasis class ship. I hope I am wrong because we are officially Royal Caribbean fans. We had become bored with Carnival, so we decided to try Royal Caribbean. We tried Norwegian last year (and liked NCL as well). No more Carnival cruises for us for now. I will be writing a review this coming weekend (or sooner if I muster up some strength - very tired still from the delayed flight home due to bad weather in Atlanta). WOW, you obviously did no research! Next time I'm sure you will be more prepared :cool :;) Cannot wait to read your full review! ### Edited September 21, 2016 by PhoenixCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csnarpy Posted September 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Got Al"lured" into this thread as well! Was going to be shocked on anything negative with this ship. My wife and I have been through the the ranks with the ship classes and Allure is by far my favourite. We did our first one with friends and loved it so much, that we brought the kids the next time around. It was perfect for a 4 and 6 yr old. I could seriously spend my entire days on the patio at Vintages or the Rising Tide. It's just great relaxing atmosphere. FYI, someone mentioned the Epic and not liking it. Epic is a unique ship and the only one of its class. It is definitely not for everyone. But there is no way you can compare it to the Allure. Completely different style. (Although, I did love Cirque and being able to order wings at the pub!) Edited September 21, 2016 by csnarpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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